Students stand in the rain holding signs which read “Love is love” and “Trans rights and gay rights are human rights.” (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)

Nathan VanHoudnos, a Squirrel Hill resident, stands in a suit on the corner of Fifth and Bigelow, holding a sign that reads “Christianity is not Westboro Baptist Church.” (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)

Many Westboro Baptist counter protesters stand on the corner of Fifth and Bigelow holding umbrellas. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Students and Pittsburgh residents line the sidewalk outside the Cathedral of Learning in counter protest to Westboro Baptist Church. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)